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1. BASIC LIFE
SUPPORT
PART III
Elene Khurtsidze
Doctor of
internal medicine

2. AUTOMATED EXTERNAL
DEFIBRILLATOR FOR ADULTS AND
CHILDREN 8 YEARS OF AGE AND
OLDER
Lightweight, portable, computerized device that can
identify an abnormal heart rhythm that needs a shock.
It is simply to operate, allowing laypersons and healthcare
providers attempt defibrillation safely
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL
DEFIBRILLATOR FOR ADULTS AND
CHILDREN 8 YEARS OF AGE AND
OLDER

3. LIFE-THREATENING ARRHYTHMIAS
AED CAN DETECT
Arrhythmia is an irregular or abnormal heart beat.
Arrhythmias occur when the electrical impulses that cause
the heart to beat happen too quickly, too slow or
erratically
Cardiac
arrest
Pulseless
ventricular
tachycardia
(pVT)
Ventricular
fibrillation (VF)

4. Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia

5. Ventricular Fibrilation

9. IF THE VICTIMS CHEST IS HAIRY
PADS MAY STICK TO THEIR HAIR
Shave the arear where you will place the pads by
using the razor from the AED carrying case
If you have a second set of pads you can use the
first set to remove the hair.

10. WATER
If the victim is in water, pull the victim put of the water
If chest is coverednwith water, quickly wipe the chest
before attaching the AED pads
If the victim is lyimg on snow or in small puddle, you may
use the AED after quickly wiping the chest
Water is the good conductor of electricity. Do not use an
AED in water!

11. IMPLANTED DEFIBRILLATORS AND
PACEMAKERS

12. TRANSDERMAL MEDICATION
PATCHES

15. DO NOT USE CHILD PAD FOR ADULT
!

16. BLS FOR INFANT AND CHILD 1
RESCUER

18. CHEST COMPRESSION INFANT AND
CHILD
Infant: 2-finger chest compressions
Child: 1 or 2 hands chest compressions